Cut out this drivel and drive down the deficit

As I settle back to watch the Chancellor unveil his Comprehensive Spending Review, my laptop pings. Too late. Here would have been a juicy target for George Osborne’s cuts. I’m indebted to the Liberal Democrat Voice website for the Ministry of Justice’s new guidance to employees on how to drive cars on business.

The ministry has issued two full-colour booklets. Signed by the permanent secretary, they come with a 14-step flowchart, an 18-question FAQ document, more than six different forms for completion, advice on the four different pieces of documentation that employees should keep in their vehicles at all times — and, to cap it all, for managers or juniors daunted by all this, guidance on training to teach them how to handle the procedures.

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